An acoustical ceiling grid layout leaves a 2 in. sliver tile along one wall of a conference room. The reflected ceiling plan does not require that condition. What should be done before installation proceeds?
Correct Answer
D) Center or adjust the grid layout to avoid objectionable sliver cuts unless the designer directs otherwise
Ceiling grid layout should be coordinated so border tiles are balanced and practical, avoiding narrow sliver cuts unless directed. Other choices produce poor appearance or remove required support.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Ceiling grid layout should be coordinated so border tiles are balanced and practical, avoiding narrow sliver cuts unless directed. Other choices produce poor appearance or remove required support.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Keep the sliver because it uses less material, leaving acoustical ceiling layout unverified
Choice A gives Keep the sliver because it uses less material. Its specific error: it points to Keep the sliver because it uses less material, but.
Option B: The finish crew should paint the sliver black after installation
Choice B (Paint the sliver black after installation) is rejected because it solves the wrong trade problem; the field result tied to Acoustical ceiling layout is Center or adjust the grid layout to avoid objectionable sliver cuts unless the designer directs.
Option C: The finish crew should remove the wall angle at that side, leaving acoustical ceiling layout unverified
In finishes, Remove the wall angle at that side is the wrong selection for Acoustical ceiling layout: it leaves out the controlling Acoustical ceiling layout result: Center or adjust the grid layout to avoid objectionable sliver cuts unless the designer directs otherwise.
Memory Technique
Pair acoustical ceiling layout with the real field trigger, then choose the response that produces Center or adjust the grid layout to avoid objectionable sliver cuts unless the designer directs otherwise.
Reference Hint
Open Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 11th Ed., 2024; use the index entry or section for "Acoustical ceiling layout and border tile coordination" to confirm that Ceiling grid layout should be coordinated so border tiles are balanced and practical, avoiding narrow sliver cuts unless directed.
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